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Sound

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mark the true answer

a)

the world of sound accompanies us every day

b)

We are sorrounded just for sounds which we can hear

c)

We are sorrounded just for sounds which we cannot hear

d)

in our daily life, we decide what sounds we hear and what sounds we cannot hear

2.

The sound is

a)

vibratory waves that are perceived through the ear

b)

the sensation produced in our sound body by vibrations of our ear

c)

a sensation in our brains produced through the ears which pick up vibrations of sound-producing bodies.

d)

the relationship we produce between a sound stimulus that we have had previously and recognizing it when we listen to it again

3.

Sound approximately travels through air at

a)

100 m/s

b)

343 m/s

c)

1500 m/s

d)

5100m/s

4.

Sound approximately travels through water at

a)

100 m/s

b)

343 m/s

c)

1500 m/s

d)

5100m/s

5.

Sound approximately travels through steel at

a)

100 m/s

b)

343 m/s

c)

1500 m/s

d)

5100m/s

6.

Choose the correct option

a)

we always perceive all the sounds that are around us

b)

we never perceive the sounds around us

c)

we consciously perceive some of the sounds around us

d)

there are sounds that go unnoticed around us

7.

Whenever there is a sound

a)

someone is singing

b)

there is a vibrating object


c)

the vibration has previously ended

d)

they are all false

8.

The speed of sound depends on

a)

from the ear of the person perceiving the sound

b)

the speed at which the object is struck so that it vibrates

c)

of the object that has produced the vibration

d)

of the medium through which the sound waves travel

9.

Vibrational waves propagate faster when

a)

the lower the density of the medium

b)

the higher amplitude of the wave

c)

the lower amplitude of the wave

d)

the higher wave frequency

e)

the higher the density of the medium

10.

All phenomena related to sound is carried out

a)

quantum physics

b)

acoustics

c)

2nd ESO Music

d)

chemist

11.

Acoustic is a word which come from

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Greek

12.

Acoustics, in old language akouo, meaning

a)

to hear

b)

to speak

c)

to see

d)

music

13.

Acoustics is important in construction

a)

for knowing the shape of the building

b)

for choosing the size of the building

c)

acoustics is not important

d)

for the use of soundproofing materials

14.

Sound waves are preceived through

a)

the ears

b)

the hears

c)

the eyes

d)

the noise

15.

The organs that receive and transform sound waves into nervous impulses sent to the brain are

a)

the hair

b)

the ears

c)

the eardrum

d)

the cochlea

16.

Translate oído externo

(a)  

17.

Translate oído medio

(a)  

18.

Translate oído interno

(a)  

19.

Translate tímpano

(a)  

20.

Translate into Spanish cochlea

(a)  

21.

Translate into Spanish Eustachian tube

(a)  

22.

The sound is received by

a)

the outer ear

b)

the inner ear

c)

the middle ear

d)

the eardrum

23.

The sound is channeled to the eardrum by

a)

the outer ear

b)

the inner ear

c)

the middle ear

d)

the tympanic membrane

24.

The eardrum is set into vibration and these vibrations are picked up by

a)

the eardrum

b)

the eustachian tube

c)

the auditory nerves

d)

the ossicles

25.

The ossicles are

a)

sickle and hammer

b)

hammer, anvil and stirrup

c)

stirrup, whip and horseshoe

d)

anvil, hammer, stirrup, whip, horseshoe and sickle

26.

The ossicles transmit the sounds to

a)

eardrum

b)

cochlea

c)

euatachian tube

d)

all of them are true

27.

Stimulate cells transform the sounds into

a)

electrical sounds conveyed to the brain

b)

classical sounds conveyed to the brain

c)

electrical impulses or signals conveyed to the brain

d)

analogical impulses or signals conveyed to the brain

28.

The brain stores all the information, so when we receive the same stimuli again we can recognise. We relate an auditory stimulus to another one that we have heard before. It is called

a)

acoustic

b)

sound

c)

auditory memory

d)

listening

29.

You can recognise the voice of someone due to

a)

auditory memory

b)

the listening

c)

soundproof

d)

proofwater

30.

It has very sensitive hearing

a)

bat

b)

cockroaches

c)

worms

d)

grasshoppers

31.

The bats

a)

capture sound through the hairs on their bodies

b)

emit high-pitched sounds that are inaudible to humans

c)

do not have ears as such

d)

have tympanic membranes in their central section of their bodies

32.

The cockraches

a)

capture sound through the hairs on their bodies

b)

emit high-pitched sounds that are inaudible to humans

c)

detect vibrations in the soil

d)

have tympanic membranes in their central section of their bodies

33.

The worms

a)

capture sound through the hairs on their bodies

b)

emit high-pitched sounds that are inaudible to humans

c)

do not have ears as such, detect vibrations inthe soil

d)

have tympanic membranes in their central section of their bodies

34.

Grasshoppers

a)

capture sound through the hairs on their bodies

b)

emit high-pitched sounds that are inaudible to humans

c)

do not have ears as such, They detect vibrations in the soil

d)

have tympanic membranes in their central section of their bodies

35.

The elephants

a)

capture sound through the hairs on their bodies

b)

emit high-pitched sounds that are inaudible to humans

c)

do not have ears as such

d)

have tympanic membranes in their central section of their bodies

e)

none of them are true

36.

Larger animals usually hear

a)

higher frequencies better

b)

slower frequencies better

c)

lower frequencies better

d)

better frequencies slower

37.

Lower frequencies are

a)

infrasound

b)

ultrasound

38.

Higher frequencies are

a)

infrasound

b)

ultrasound

39.

These animals use the echoes to find their way

a)

Elephants

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

cows

d)

bats

40.

The echoes provide to the human in formation on their surrandings, like to the bats, and humans use it for

a)

hunting foxes

b)

founding a school of fish

c)

hearing footsteps of elephants

d)

hearing footsteps of dinosaurs

41.

Translate percutir

a)

striking

b)

bowing

c)

plucking

d)

blowing

42.

Translate frotar

a)

striking

b)

bowing

c)

plucking

d)

blowing

43.

Translate puntear

a)

striking

b)

bowing

c)

plucking

d)

blowing

44.

Translate soplar

a)

striking

b)

bowing

c)

plucking

d)

blowing

45.

Musical sound is produced by

a)

Vibratory waves, with a regular frecuency that can be numbered in waves per second

b)

vibratory waves with a irregular frecuency that can be numbered in waves per second

c)

vibratory waves with a irregular frecuency that cannot be numbered in waves per second

d)

none of them are true

46.

Noise are produced by

a)

Vibratory waves, with a regular frecuency that can be numbered in waves per second

b)

vibratory waves with irregular frecuency that can be numbered in waves per second

c)

vibratory waves with irregular frequencies

d)

none of them are true

47.

Sound without a definite pitch and which cannot therefore be represented on a musical socre in a rhythmic way

a)

noise

b)

musical sound

c)

both of them

d)

none of them

48.

Mark the true answer

a)

noise is always disagreeable

b)

noise is not always disagreeable

49.

He was one of the most important avant-garde composers in the United-States

a)

Johann Sebastien Bach

b)

John Cage

c)

Bats

d)

Romeo Santos

50.

John Cage innovated in his way of composing music, for example

a)

eating while playing the piano

b)

using bats in his concerts

c)

with prepared pianos

d)

with prepared recorders

51.

¿Cuánto dura una blanca?

a)

2 tiempos

b)

4 tiempos

c)

1 tiempo

d)

1/4 de tiempo

e)

1/2 tiempo

52.

¿Cuánto dura una redonda?

a)

2 tiempos

b)

4 tiempos

c)

1 tiempo

d)

1/4 de tiempo

e)

1/2 tiempo

53.

¿Cuánto dura una negra?

a)

2 tiempos

b)

4 tiempos

c)

1 tiempo

d)

1/4 de tiempo

e)

1/2 tiempo

54.

It is

a)

white note

b)

semibreve

c)

crotchet

d)

minim

e)

black note

55.

It is

a)

minim

b)

semibreve

c)

white note

d)

crotchet

56.

It is

a)

minim

b)

white note

c)

semibreve

d)

crotchet

57.

This is a

a)

minim rest

b)

white rest

c)

crochet rest

d)

black rest

e)

semibreve rest

58.

This rest takes

a)

2 beats

b)

4 beats

c)

6 beats

d)

1 beat

59.

This is a

a)

crochet rest

b)

semibreve rest

c)

minim rest

d)

white rest

e)

round rest

60.

The branle is a type of dance from

a)

Alaraz

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Germany

61.

When the Saints Go Marching In is often played

a)

during funeral processions

b)

in concert hall

c)

during weddings

d)

in the San Roque's day

62.

The well tempered clavier was composed by

a)

John Cage

b)

Johann Sebastien Bach

c)

Batman

d)

it is anonymous